This Notice amends NIH Policy on Submission of Additional Grant Application Materials (NOT-OD-08-082). Specifically, shorter page limits in light of the NIH Enhancing Peer Review Initiative are implemented, and clarification of the requirement that additional materials must provide evidence of the concurrence of the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) is provided.

Page Limits of Supplemental Information

All additional materials must conform to NIH policy on font size, margins, and paper size as referenced in Part I.2.6 of the applicable application instructions.

NIH additional form pages such as budget, biographical sketches, and other required forms must follow NIH standards for required NIH form pages.

If additional material is not required on a form page, follow the page limits below:

If the Research Strategy section of the application is limited to 12 pages, additional materials must be limited to two printed pages.

If the Research Strategy section of the application is limited to fewer than 12 pages, additional materials must be limited to one printed pages.

If the Research Strategy section of the application is allowed greater than 12 pages, additional materials must be limited to three printed pages.

If the application has subprojects or cores, the page limits for additional materials follow the page limit of the Research Strategy of each subproject or core, as indicated above.

Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) Concurrence

The content of late materials may originate from the PD/PI, Contact PD/PI for multiple PD/PI applications, or organizational officials. However, the communication to the SRO must include the concurrence of the Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) of the applicant institution; either the AOR should send the materials directly to the SRO, or the AOR may send their concurrence to the PD/PI who forwards the materials and concurrence to the SRO. A communication from the PD/PI only or with a “cc” to the AOR will not be accepted.